Albany man shot in the wrist on East Roosevelt Avenue

A man was shot on the 1100 Block of Roosevelt Avenue and taken to Phoebe Putney Hospital to be treated./ Photo: Alexandria Ikomoni

ALBANY, Ga. —

A 20-year-old male was shot in the 1100 Block of East Roosevelt Avenue around 9 p.m. Thursday evening.

Albany Police Department reported that he was shot in the wrist , and was taken to Phoebe Putney Hospital.

Witnesses on the scene told officers they heard a gunshot and seen the victim jump off his bicycle and go into a house on the corner of Roosevelt Avenue and Swift Street and then come back out. Witnesses then said the victim and another black male were shooting back and forth at each other.